CAI-NJ February 2021

PRESIDENT’S CORNER Loren Lightman, Esq. CAI-NJ 2021 PRESIDENT HILL WALLACK LLP

CAI-NJ TEAM

Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” – Edith Sitwell Connecting from Home Typically, this would be the time at which we would be anticipating our Annual Chapter Awards Celebration during which we would honor and recognize the con- tributions made by the chapter’s members over the past year. While we cannot get together at the present time, the chapter looks forward to holding this event when circumstances permit. In the meantime, the chapter is continuing to offer events that enable us to continue to connect from the warmth and comfort from our homes — and which allow us to enjoy good food and great company. On January 7, 2021, the CAI-NJ Women’s Leadership Committee presented a Community Night Out Cooking Demonstration hosted by CAI-NJ Immediate Past President, Jennifer Nevins. The event, at which nearly fifty people attend- ed virtually, began with a discussion about tips for entertaining at home and culminated in the creation of a delicious one pot – pasta meal by all the participants. It was won- derful to see so many of our members (and their kitchens!) and the Women’s Leadership Network is hoping to sponsor additional Community Night events in the future. Following up on the Cooking Demo, the NJ-LAC held a Virtual Roundtable Discussion on January 13, 2021. This timely and informative event, which attracted over 100 vir- tual attendees, included relevant topics such as immunity legislation for common interest communities and the status of the chapter’s appeal of the Radburn regulations. The chap- ter will look to hold similar events with the NJ-LAC so as to continue to keep our members updated with respect to ongoing legislative developments impacting our industry. Continuing Virtual Events I have been attending many committee meetings since the beginning of the year and am quite impressed with the high level of enthusiasm and the innovative ideas presented during each one. There is a lot to look forward to in 2021! As mentioned last month, CAI-NJ is continuing the 2021 calendar with a variety of virtual information and networking events. Last month, the chapter’s Virtual Conference & Expo Live Stream Sessions started rolling out and they will continue to run through April. Please view the Virtual Expo event page at https://cainj.org/live-streams/ on the chap- ter’s website in order to register for an opportunity to meet and interact with exhibitors each week about the products and services each exhibitor provides. The Live Streams are free to all homeowner leaders and managers, plus managers can receive one credit hour for their PMDP designations. The Women’s Leadership Committee is planning to hold a series of virtual events from March 8 through12 in conjunction with International Women’s Day with networking CONT I NU E S ON PAGE 58

ANGELA KAVANAUGH CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANGELA@CAINJ.ORG JACLYN OSKIERKO DIRECTOR, CONFERENCE & EVENTS JACLYN@CAINJ.ORG BROOKE STOPPIELLO-NEVINS COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER BROOKE@CAINJ.ORG ROBIN SURGENT MEMBERSHIP MANAGER ROBIN@CAINJ.ORG JENNIFER FARRELL ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR JENNIFER@CAINJ.ORG

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